Open Local Government Procurement Albania at Data for Development Conference

AIS Program, Open Procurement Albania (OpenLGP) was presented at a regional conference for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Data for Development Results 2016, held in Istanbul, Turkey, on 8 and 9 June. The project and its database designed as part of efforts made for ensuring that citizens are informed about public procurement and public contracts […]

Open Contracting Standard, Government of Albania holds Consultations for Commitment

Albania is a country with a significant lack of transparency when it comes to public contracts, be it through donations, concessions, PPPs, public works, or rents. AIS, as a member of the Albanian Coalition for OGP has asked the Government to commit to using Open Contracting Standards. The proposal was integrated in the plan of […]

TransparencyCamp finally in Europe, something Albania could not miss

An important unconference took place for the first time in Europe on June 1st, the Transparency Camp Europe. The event took place in Amsterdam in the context of the Netherlands EU Presidency 2016. The participants in this TCampEU included representatives from the civil society in Albania, who became part of European experiences on open data, […]

CSOs from 6 countries at POINT 5.0, Political Accountability and New Technologies

Political Accountability and New Technologies POINT is a regional conference of civil society organizations from six countries of Southeast Europe, which are intensively engaged in using new technologies in their work. Four speakers at this conference, Eva Meqemeja, Shefiko Hajna, Erald Hoxha, and Besjana Hysa presented the efforts being made by AIS (an Albanian NGO) […]

How have Municipalities done their tenders! Contracts with Direct Negotiations and Investment Tenders

Open Data Albania has inquired into the number of tender procedures and fund limits for public procurement announced by 61 local government units (municipalities) following the recent administrative-territorial division. The research article is based on the database of the Transparent Procurement portal. The portal contains information about every public procurement procedure for each of the […]

Open LGP Albania Project presented at Personal Forum Democracy, Poland 2016

The Personal Forum Democracy 2016 took place on 17 and 18 March in Gdansk, Poland, for Central and Eastern Europe (PFD 2016). This forum is led every year in Poland as an effort of the civil society to use technology for democratization and civil engagement. The speakers and workshop moderators this year focused on how […]

Tregues mbi Shoqëri Aksionare me Kapital Publik Open Data Albania

Open Data Albania ka hulumtuar mbi tregues të performancës së Shoqërive Aksionare SHA me Kapital Publik, duke marrë në shqyrtim 120 të tilla. Analiza ka vlerësuar kapitalin e tyre themeltar, rritjen apo zvogëlimin në vitin 2014 dhe 2015, xhiron vjetore për 2014 apo fitimin vjetor përpara tatimit. E njëjta analizë është bërë edhe për Aftësinë […]

DiploHack Tirana Award Ceremony

What happens when a programmer, a civil society representative, and a diplomat solve a problem together?! The Embassy of the Netherlands in Albania and Albanian Institute of Science hosted more than 50 participants on 29-30 January at DiploHack Tirana. Thirteen teams composed of a mixture of diplomats, programmers, and civil society representatives worked together on […]

Programme Diplohack Tirana

DiploHack: Introducing The Challenge  Friday 29 January, 17 – 18:30 Embassy Netherlands, Rruga Asim Zeneli 10 Welcome – what is a hackaton – composing the teams – logistics. Diplo Hack: Hackathon! Saturday January, 9:30 18:00 Embassy of the Netherlands, Rrug Asim Zeneli 10 10:15 welcome by Dewi van de Weerd, ambassador of the Netherlands to […]

DiploHack Tirana 29 – 30th January

The Embassy of the Netherlands in Albania and the Albanian Institute of Science will host DiploHack Tirana, “A Voice for Civil Society: Using Open Data to Strengthen Civil Society Advocacy” on January 29 and 30. This Hackathon event will bring together civil society representatives, diplomats, and programmers in a day-long session to work together towards […]